WORKING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD BOOK 1

[Pages:98]WORKING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD BOOK 1

Learner's Workbook

Revised Version 2017

? 2017. This version of the Working in Early Childhood program was prepared by Anne Shinkfield, Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku, Warburton WA, in consultation with Jody Adams, Principal Lecturer, South Metropolitan TAFE, WA. The update of these learning resources has been made possible with funding from the Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission through the Royalties for Regions, Community Chest Fund.

Design and layout updates by robyn@.au Cover illustration/photography by @stevebr?wne Excluding logos, trade mark-protected material and third-party content this resource is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license. For more information see This resource is based on the `Working in Early Childhood' program prepared by Anne Shinkfield, Goldfield's Education District, Kalgoorlie WA December 2007. Original version of this resource ? Department of Training and Workforce Development 2016 available from dtwd..au/resources-tools-and-faqs/teaching-and-learning-resources. Used and adapted under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license

Working in Early Childhood

Learner's Workbook 1

The Working in Early Childhood program is a set of learning materials that introduces the foundational knowledge and skills required to work with young children and their families in a range of early years settings.

Aspects of child development, play and learning, health, safety, nutrition and communication are facilitated through the completion of workplace

based tasks that include the preparation and implementation of regular play activities for young children.

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Program Overview

Book 1

? Child development ? Preparing play activities for children ? Safety at play

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? Observation and planning for play activities ? Food and nutrition, child health and hygiene ? Child development ? language and

communication development

Book 3

? Babies and infants ? Inclusive early childhood environments

and inclusive activities ? Readiness for kindy

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? Stages of play, communicating with children

? Children and families, culture and diversity ? Putting it all together ? programming and

working in early childhood settings

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Learner's Workbook 1

Session topic

Workplace activity

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1.1 Child development:

1.1 Chart ?

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Domains of

Domains of development

development

1.2 Child development: Milestones of development

1.2 Chart ?

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Milestones of development

1.3 Physical development: 1.3Playdough

27

Learning in the early years of life.

Learning through play

1.4 Social development and 1.4 Sand and water play

37

Emotional development

1.5 Language development 1.5 Making a photo booklet

46

1.6 Cognitive development 1.6 Collage

57

1.7 Safe play environments 1.7 Obstacle course

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for children. Supervising

the safety of children.

1.8 Selecting play activities 1.8 Ball games

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for children

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Session 1.1 Child development: Domains of development

In this session you'll learn that: ? children develop in similar ways ? children's development happens at different rates ? children's development includes the domains of physical,

social, emotional, cognitive and language development Early Years Learning Framework links: ? Vision: `Belonging' ? what this means for children in their

early years of life You'll show you've learnt this by: ? making a chart to show activities for each domain of

development ? explaining your chart to your facilitator Foundation skills in the workplace: ? Reading: introducing new words about children's

development

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1.1 Domains of development

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